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		<title>Patient Awarded $8.3 M in First of Thousands of DePuy Hip Implant Suits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In what was the first of thousands of DePuy hip implant lawsuits against Johnson &#38; Johnson, a former prison guard was awarded $8.3 million on Friday for injuries he claims were caused by a defective hip implant, reports ABC News. &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/awarded-depuy-hip-implant-suits/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>British Study Opposes Hip Resurfacing for Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hip resurfacing, an alternative to total hip replacement, should not be done in women concluded researchers conducting a major British study. The scientists interpreted data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales on primary total hip replacements done &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/study-hip-resurfacing-for-women/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Metal-on-Metal Hip Patients Need Annual Check Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patients in the United Kingdom who have certain types of metal-on-metal hip (MoM) implants should have annual checkups for as long as they have their implants, according to the agency that regulates medical devices in Britain. A MoM hip implant &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/metal-hip-patients-annual-check/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stryker Recalls Hip Implants Due to Risk of Corrosion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the public July 6 that Stryker Orthopaedics recalled its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck stems due to possible risks for corrosion and fretting at the modular neck junction. The risk for corrosion &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/stryker-recalls-hip-implants-corrosion/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Holds 2-Day Session to Discuss Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to experts, metal-on-metal hip implants may cause serious injuries that require patients to undergo a second surgery, known as revision surgery. Small metal fragments can shed off the implants as the parts rub against each other, causing inflammation and &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/fda-discuss-metal-hip-implants/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metal Hip Implants Threaten Health of Millions, Researchers Say</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toxic minute particles of chromium and cobalt from metal-on-metal hip implants are seeping into the bloodstreams of millions of people around the world, CBS news reports. Hip implants that have metal parts that rub against each other may be shedding &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/metal-implants-threaten-health-of-millions/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DePuy&#8217;s ASR Hip Implants Marketed Overseas, Despite U.S. Recall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although DePuy recalled its ASR&#8482;-model hip implants in the U.S. in August 2010, the company continues to market and sell them overseas. DePuy is an embattled subsidiary of Johnson &#38; Johnson, the healthcare products giant. There are now nearly 5,000 &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/depuys-marketed-overseas-despite-us-recall/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.defectivehip.org/news/depuys-marketed-overseas-despite-us-recall/</link>
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		<title>FDA to Keep Quick Review Process for Medical Devices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it should not scrap its current quick-review process for moderate-risk medical devices, including hip implants. The statement was in response to an Institute of Medicine review panel recommendation. The FDA&#8217;s current review &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/fda-medical-device-review/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.defectivehip.org/news/fda-medical-device-review/</link>
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		<title>DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuits Pile Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of DePuy ASR&#8482; hip replacement lawsuits filed in state and federal courts in the U.S. has reached 1,000 and is expected to climb. According to the Wall Street Journal, a Wells Fargo analyst estimated that Johnson &#38; Johnson &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/depuy-hip-replacement-lawsuits-pile-up/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FDA to Test the Safety of Metal-on Metal Hip Implants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered makers of metal-on-metal hip implants to conduct thorough safety tests to determine the potential risks associated with the metal implants. Evidence has been building that the metal components might pose serious health &#8230; <a href="http://www.defectivehip.org/news/fda-metal-on-metal-hip-implant-test/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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